Weatherford International announced the commercial release of its SecureView wireline cased-hole evaluation suite at OTC 2015. As managing well integrity has become more critical across the industry, the ability to identify and mitigate risks is integral...

Centek launched its inter casing centralizer sub (ICCS) at the 2015 OTC. Developed in collaboration with Halliburton, the ICCS is designed to be run as part of a tight tolerance casing string in deepwater, ultra-narrow annulus applications.

Declining returns due to increasing costs in deepwater projects were a thorn in the eye of operators long before $50/bbl oil. But now, more than ever, trimming CAPEX requirements has become essential to make certain projects economic. To help address this challenge, oilfield service companies FMC Technologies and Technip are teaming up to streamline subsea design, delivery and maintenance through a new joint venture called Forsys Subsea.

Baker Hughes introduced its Hammerhead system— a fully integrated wellhead-to-reservoir ultra-deepwater completion and production system – at the 2015 OTC on 4 May. Developed to withstand extreme environments, such as the Gulf of Mexico’s Lower Tertiary trend…

Ensco has entered into a three-year contract with NDC for a new premium jackup, ENSCO 110. The newbuild rig is scheduled to commence operations later this month offshore the United Arab Emirates at a rate of approximately $114,000/day. NDC has also contracted ENSCO 104 for a three-year term at a dayrate of $114,000.

M-I SWACO has announced the release of the screen pulse fluid and cuttings separator. The fully pneumatic system, which can be installed onto new or existing shale shakers, delivers drilling fluid recovery of up to 30 bbl/day and an average drill cuttings waste reduction of 20%.

Subsea Services Alliance, the collaboration among Helix Energy Solutions Group, OneSubsea and Schlumberger, has announced the first joint technology project between OneSubsea and Helix to engineer and manufacture a 15,000-psi intervention riser system...

Designing an unconventional well these days is anything but simple. A decade of learning has uncovered a multitude of issues for operators to consider, from reservoir characteristics to stage counts...